Shawn Murphy

Shawn Murphy is founder and president of Achieved Strategies. He works with organizations helping leaders bring out the best in their people during times of change and through leadership development. His purpose is to help organizations restore optimism in the workplace and to work with leaders to lead in the 21st century. When not working, he blogs at Switch and Shift on topics to help leaders inspire optimism and New Era Leadership. He’s a coffee addict. Music fiend. Dry humorists. Movie junkie. Wannabe painter/artist. He’s working on his first book.

Shawn Murphy's Posts:

12 Most Influential Leader Actions

Posted by on Mar 7, 2012 in Blog, Business, Communication, Leadership & Management, Vision & Strategy | 7 comments

It’s late at night when I’m writing this post. While brainstorming ideas it occurred to me how interesting it would be to research...

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12 Most Emboldened Questions to Live Life on Purpose

Posted by on Feb 9, 2012 in Blog, Inspiration, Lifestyle | 9 comments

Forget about foreplay. Let’s go straight to it: why are you here? Here in this world? This is no attempt to have a philosophical...

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12 Most End-Lousy-Feeling-Ways to Address Crisis Fatigue

Posted by on Jan 26, 2012 in Blog, Business, Character & Ethics, Leadership & Management, Vision & Strategy | 4 comments

I first heard the term crisis fatigue listening to a university Dean speak about the global economy. The frenzied highs-and-lows...

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12 Most Cheerful Acts to Spread Good Will at Work

Posted by on Dec 22, 2011 in Business, Inspiration, Leadership & Management, Relationships, Vision & Strategy | 2 comments

It’s been a tough year for managers and employees. I’ll leave it to you to think of your list of examples. What I want to focus on is...

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12 Most Unexamined Sources That Influence Your Leadership

Posted by on Dec 1, 2011 in Blog, Business, Character & Ethics, Inspiration, Leadership & Management, Vision & Strategy | 20 comments

Leadership is intangible. You can’t physically touch it. You feel it when you experience good or bad leadership. You see actions stemming...

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12 Most Purposeful Ways To Uncover Your Why

Posted by on Nov 1, 2011 in Blog, Inspiration, Lifestyle | 26 comments

Our time on Earth is short. I’m of the mindset that when I die I want to be exhausted. I want to be exhausted because I created work that...

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12 Most Necessary Shifts in Leadership Thinking for Today

Posted by on Oct 24, 2011 in Blog, Business, Character & Ethics, Inspiration, Leadership & Management, Professional & Personal Development, Relationships, Talent & Professional Development, Vision & Strategy | 34 comments

The current way most leaders and employees work together is outdated and divisive. It alienates employees and managers from one another....

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12 Most Destructive Management Behaviors or Beliefs

Posted by on Oct 13, 2011 in Blog, Business, Character & Ethics, Leadership & Management, Talent & Professional Development | 23 comments

“Being the richest man in the cemetery doesn’t matter to me.  Going to bed at night saying we’ve done something...

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12 Most Beneficial Reasons to Resist Indifference

Posted by on Oct 4, 2011 in Blog, Business, Character & Ethics, Inspiration, Leadership & Management, Professional & Personal Development, Talent & Professional Development | 23 comments

I ran across a T-shirt with the words “Rebel against your own indifference” and I immediately fell in love with it. In a world that can...

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12 Most Electrifying Ways Leaders Can Unleash Employee Passion

Posted by on Sep 22, 2011 in Blog, Business, Leadership & Management, Professional & Personal Development | 11 comments

What does it mean to unleash employee passion? To start, it doesn’t mean letting employees run amuck and do whatever they want. It does...

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